Veral Nate Smedley, 95, of Cheyenne died Jan. 2 at Davis Hospice Center.
He was born May 24, 1922, in Dingle, Idaho, and had lived in Cheyenne since 1989.
Veral was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy as a first class petty officer electronic technician. He was a system construction engineer for the UPRR and a member of American Legion Post 6.
Mr. Smedley loved building bridges, hunting, fishing, camping and Mended Hearts.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Smedley, whom he married Jan. 11, 2002; sons, Edward Smedley (Helen) and Walt Connell (Susan); daughters, Debbie Neal (Randy), Sara Young (Pete), Shauna Smith (Ed) and Cindy Reynders (Rich); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Veral was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo; his parents, Edward and Sarah; two brothers, Donald and Forrest; and a sister, Ione Hansen.
© Wyoming Tribune Eagle January 4, 2018
He was born May 24, 1922, in Dingle, Idaho, and had lived in Cheyenne since 1989.
Veral was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy as a first class petty officer electronic technician. He was a system construction engineer for the UPRR and a member of American Legion Post 6.
Mr. Smedley loved building bridges, hunting, fishing, camping and Mended Hearts.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Smedley, whom he married Jan. 11, 2002; sons, Edward Smedley (Helen) and Walt Connell (Susan); daughters, Debbie Neal (Randy), Sara Young (Pete), Shauna Smith (Ed) and Cindy Reynders (Rich); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Veral was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo; his parents, Edward and Sarah; two brothers, Donald and Forrest; and a sister, Ione Hansen.
© Wyoming Tribune Eagle January 4, 2018
Veral Nate Smedley, 95, of Cheyenne died Jan. 2 at Davis Hospice Center.
He was born May 24, 1922, in Dingle, Idaho, and had lived in Cheyenne since 1989.
Veral was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy as a first class petty officer electronic technician. He was a system construction engineer for the UPRR and a member of American Legion Post 6.
Mr. Smedley loved building bridges, hunting, fishing, camping and Mended Hearts.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Smedley, whom he married Jan. 11, 2002; sons, Edward Smedley (Helen) and Walt Connell (Susan); daughters, Debbie Neal (Randy), Sara Young (Pete), Shauna Smith (Ed) and Cindy Reynders (Rich); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Veral was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo; his parents, Edward and Sarah; two brothers, Donald and Forrest; and a sister, Ione Hansen.
© Wyoming Tribune Eagle January 4, 2018
He was born May 24, 1922, in Dingle, Idaho, and had lived in Cheyenne since 1989.
Veral was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy as a first class petty officer electronic technician. He was a system construction engineer for the UPRR and a member of American Legion Post 6.
Mr. Smedley loved building bridges, hunting, fishing, camping and Mended Hearts.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Smedley, whom he married Jan. 11, 2002; sons, Edward Smedley (Helen) and Walt Connell (Susan); daughters, Debbie Neal (Randy), Sara Young (Pete), Shauna Smith (Ed) and Cindy Reynders (Rich); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Veral was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo; his parents, Edward and Sarah; two brothers, Donald and Forrest; and a sister, Ione Hansen.
© Wyoming Tribune Eagle January 4, 2018
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